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On Monday morning, Arch McNicol wasted no time calling the list of men he thought the best candidates to become subscribers.
At the top of the page he’d already scrawled Trans-Tasman Flight Fund. Directly beneath this heading he scribed Mr John McCrorie, Dunedin, £500.
‘Hello, Douglas McLean? Arch McNicol from the Dannevirke Evening News. Listen, I’ve got a bit of info I thought you might be interested to hear. There’s a young pilot from the New Zealand Air Force who’s talking about attempting a flight across the Tasman this year. Yes, that’s right, the Tasman Sea. Anyhow, he’s already got backing from John McCrorie in Dunedin who’s willing to put up the first £500. We’re looking for other like-minded individuals to help with the purchase of a sea plane, most likely an amphibian. I th
